Yes. I really couldn't get on with Order of the Phoenix at all. I saw it on telly recently and it wasn't that bad by any means. Of course we are spoiled by Prisoner of Azkhaban which was far better than the rest.

Yeah--I think PoA is still the best movie HP, although it does of course omit bits of plot that niggle at me.

And fandom can (I find) redeem a slightly disappointing HP movie. I rewatched Half-Blood Prince not so long ago, and found it immeasurably improved by having read Sarahtales's mockery of it in the interim.

I plan to see it our locally-owned cinema and have no great expectations of it and be in the mood to enjoy it thoroughly, and also enjoy being part of something that lots of other people are also enjoying.

I might post something about the new Doctor Who season. I think where things like Potter and Who work is when they manage to suggest something different from themselves, and bigger, as if hidden behind them. I think that's where the fan enthusiasm comes from (as opposed say to Twilight, which I think suggests nothing at all).